True Blood

Anna Paquin showed off her baby bump last night at the season five premiere of True Blood in a peekaboo Rachel Comey dress. She joined her costar and husband, Stephen Moyer, along with Alexander Skarsgard, Rutina Wesley, and Joe Manganiello for the big debut at the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood. Stephen and Anna are expecting their first child together in the Fall, and on the red carpet, their cast mates raved to us about how happy they are for the pair.

Last season's finale episode was full of the series's requisite cliffhangers, and while the cast kept tight-lipped on many of the upcoming plot twists, Rutina's appearance on the carpet added fuel to the rumors that Tara isn't dead after all and will be back in Bon Temps this year. There will also be several new characters on True Blood this season. Law and Order alum Christopher Meloni will appear as the head of the Authority, and there are several werewolves, vampires, and humans joining the cast. Stay tuned for today's PopSugar Rush to catch all our interviews with the cast as they share a sneak peek at what's ahead this season.

Stephen Moyer joined his wife and costar, Anna Paquin, who wore a Stella McCartney dress, last night at HBO's Summer TCA panel in Beverly Hills. The True Blood couple were accompanied by the show's creator, Alan Ball, during a discussion with the press about the show's past, present, and future. The vampire drama hasn't officially been picked up by the network for a fifth season, though Ball confirmed that he's inked a multiyear contract with HBO that binds him personally to at least one more year. The most recent episodes have delivered the shirtless scenes we've come to love, and Alexander Skarsgard spoke about his wardrobe, or lack thereof, last week at Comic-Con.

Stephen Moyer and Anna Paquin headed south to San Diego yesterday for Comic-Con's True Blood panel. Anna Paquin wore red Antonio Berardi, looking hot next to her husband. The cast had a strong showing with Alexander Skarsgard, Ryan Kwanten, Rutina Wesley, Kevin Alejandro, Nelsan Ellis, Kristin Bauer, Deborah Ann Woll, and creator Alan Ball joining in for the discussion. A few spoilers were revealed during the fan chat — Buzz has a full rundown of the True Blood at Comic-Con Q & A — like the mystery behind Alexander's "dorky outfits" this season and whether we'll see how Eric turned Pam into a vampire. Fans of the program's shirtless scenes are in store for a treat as it was also revealed Eric and Sookie will soon share a shower scene which, of course, requires Alexander to once again show off his abs!

True Blood's Anna Paquin is usually flanked by her sexy costars, but inside the July issue of V Magazine, on stands July 7, she stands alone and shines in a series of sultry poses. The fourth season of the cable series premieres tonight, and the entire cast has been talking up the steamy love triangle between Bill, Sookie, and Eric, which looks like it will be even more complicated than ever. Alexander Skarsgård, Stephen Moyer, Joe Manganiello, and Anna graced three different covers of Entertainment Weekly, out now, and Joe even stripped down for a shirtless GQ spread. For her part, Anna talked to V about awkward love scenes, her theater background, and what she thinks when fans throw themselves at her husband and costar, Stephen. Here's more:

• Anna on theater: "On stage you don't have anything to hide behind. I have never felt so naked."
• Anna on Sookie: "Sookie is always in distress; it wouldn't be True Blood if someone wasn't trying to kill her."
• Anna on sleeping with her husband on set: "Maybe it should be weird, simulating sex with your husband in front of people. But it's really not. When it's a love scene with someone you actually love, it's no 'can I touch him here, can I touch him there?' You know what your boundaries are, or aren't, I suppose."
• Anna on Stephen's fans: "There is probably something wrong with me, but I find it amusing to watch these men and women fawn all over him. It's not like anyone is really trying to do anything inappropriate. They just want him to hug them . . . or bite them."

Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer were arm in arm at the premiere of True Blood last night in Hollywood, joining their costar Alexander Skarsgard for the big debut. The onscreen vampires may be part of a love triangle on the HBO hit, but off screen, the trio are close friends. Stephen recently said he thinks the romance heating up between Anna's Sookie and Alexander's Eric will be a good thing for the series, but he personally chooses not to watch his wife tape love scenes with Alex. Stephen is on the cover of Men's Health's new issue, in which he opened up about falling in love with Anna during the show's first months by sometimes Skyping for two or three hours a night! Alexander, Anna, and Stephen's many costars were also on hand to toast the program and its success. Werewolf Joe Manganiello looked rugged in red, and Ryan Kwanten, Nelsan Ellis, and Todd Lowe rounded out the cute guys on the carpet. Meanwhile, Evan Rachel Wood debuted a bold, cropped hairstyle, Deborah Ann Woll looked lovely in a lace gown by Tadashi Shoji, and Rutina Wesley glowed in a simple, beaded dress. The countdown is on for fans of the drama — True Blood season four debuts on this Sunday, June 26!

The beautiful men of True Blood stepped out in LA on Saturday night to discuss their show at the Paley Center. Joe Manganiello and Alexander Skarsgard posed without their respective lady friends, Audra Marie and Kate Bosworth, but Stephen Moyer had his wife and costar Anna Paquin by his side. They headed inside with their fellow HBO stars Rutina Wesley, Ryan Kwanten, Sam Trammell, Kristin Bauer, and Debra Ann Woll to share a bit about their upcoming fourth season. The books, which inspired the series, may be coming to a close, but there's a lot more shirtless goodness for fans to look forward to on HBO. Alexander spoke about his character, Eric, who apparently suffers from amnesia after what went down in the somewhat disappointing last episodes. He said, "This powerful character is just gone—it's not what we've built up over the past three years; it is just gone. And it's a lot of fun for me because it's the polar opposite of who Eric really is. . . He is lost. He doesn't know how he is, he knows he's a vampire, but he slowly finds out stuff, like, 'Did I do that? I killed those people? Why would I do that? Oh. Really?' It's not easy to hear — and not knowing who he can trust, who's a friend or an enemy. He's very vulnerable."

It's a brand new month, and this Bank Holiday I have a selection of the new releases I'm excited for in May for you. My list includes DVDs, new albums and one very exciting movie release — enjoy!